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Integrated management study of the western area of Batabanó gulf, southern coast of Pinar del Río, is
presented. A taxonomy of uses and of matrices relating uses and resources, were done. Uses are biological,
hydrological, populational and recreational and are also included the run-offs from the coast and the research
studies done in the area. Hydrological uses present a high level of interaction with other factors, showing it
importance in the activities taken place in the zone. This interaction may be dangerous over the resources where
the fisheries are developed. The resources studied were from the agriculture and fishery ones, woodland and bee
production and the ecosystem. Lobster fishery is affected by a varied group of factors, like the volume of water
in damns, the reduction of the use of fertilizers, the increment of fishing effort and the non accomplishment of
fishing regulations. The situation is worse considering the effect of hurricanes in the recruitment and in the
nursery areas. The combination of these elements must have been altered the load capacity of ecosystems and
the resilience of the population.